Beet-puller.



W. S. GRAHAM. BEET FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.20. 1914.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.,

W. S. GRAHAM.

BEET FULLER.

APPLICATION man MAR. 2o. 1914.

Patente-d Aug. 10, 1915.

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W. S. GRAHAM. BEST FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 20. 1914 PateteeLAug. 10, 1915.

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WITNESSES.'

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EEE il' WILLIAM S. GRAHAM, OF CANTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO PARLIN aonnnnonrr COMPANY, OF CANTON, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BnE'r-rULLER.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

Application filed March 20, 1914. Serial N0. 826,024.

T0 all whomz't may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. GRAHAM, acitizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county ofFulton, in the State of Illinois, have invented ycertain new and usefulImprovements in Beet-Fullers, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to machines known as beet pullers, which areadapted to be drawnv along a row of beets for vloosening them in theground or for lifting them out of the ground.

It is the object of my invention to provide a new and improvedconstruction and arrangement of parts by reason of which the parts maybe adjusted easily and quickly to attain the various methods ofoperation desired under different conditions of work, and by reason ofwhich the operator may be enabled to handle the machine to the bestadvantage Vfor attaining the desired results.

The particular features of improvement involved in my construction willbe hereinafter enumerated and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings :hF igure 1 is a top or plan view of my improvedmachine; Fig. 2 is a side view of the machine, showingin dotted lines anadjusted position in which the beet lifting plows are held in a higherposition; Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section through the machine,being substantially a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. A is a rearelevation of myimproved machine; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail, beingsubstantially a section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3;

and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail showing the segmental rack comprising apart of the connections between the plow-frame and the tongue frame.

Referring to the several figures of the drawings in which correspondingparts are indicated by like reference characters, 10-11 indicate thelongitudinally-extending side-bars of aplow frame, said bars beingconnected at their intermediate points by a cross-bar 12 and beingconnected near their rear ends by an arched 'bar 13. As best shown inFig. 1, the bars 10-11 converge at their forward ends and have mountedthereon brackets lll- 15 by which a clevis 16 is secured to said bars.As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the brackets 141-15 are provided with aplurality of registering open.

ings 17 therethrough forthe reception of the pin 18 by which the clevis16 is secured to said brackets. One end of the clevis 16 has pivotallyconnected to it a reinforcing link 19, the rear end of which ispivotally connected in any suitable manner to the frame-bar 11.

20'21 indicate beet lifting plows rigidly connected to the plowframe-bars 10-11, respectively, said plows being of any suitable typeadapted to loosen the earth about a beet lor to lift'the beet out of theground. As will be readily understood by shifting the draft device k16up or down relative to the brackets 14h15 the angle at which the plows20-21 willtendv to run may be varied, thus changing the depth at whichthe plows will tend to work.

-22--23 indicate the side-bars of a frame pivotally mounted upon theplow frame near its forward end, the bars 22-23 being connected at theirrear ends by a cross-bar 24. In the construction shown, the bars 22, 23and 24 are formed integral with each other. seat 25 is connected to thecrossbar 241 by means of .a standard 26 rising from a bracket 27suitably secured to said cross-bar. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the seat25 is located rearwardly of the beet lifting devices 20-21 in such aposition that the operatorcan easily watch the operation of the plowsupon the beets, in order to make such adjustments as may be necessaryfrom time to time for securing the best operation of the device.

The frame upon which the seat 25 is mounted has mounted upon it anarched aXle comprising axle members 28-29 adjustably secured in atransverse sleeve 30. Said axle members 28-29 have mounted upon theirlower ends vcarrying wheels 30-31, respectively. The -aXle members 28-29are held against swinging relative to the frame upon which they aremounted by means of links 32-33 secured at their rear ends to said aXlemembers, and at their front ends to brackets 34 35 carried by saidframe. By loosening the set-screws 36 by which the aXle members 28-29are held in the transverse sleeve 30, and by releasing the links 32-33from the brackets 34--35 the aXle members 28-29 are adapted to beadjusted laterally of the machim to vary the' distance between thesupporting wheels, as will be readily understood7 the ets 40-41 bearagainst each other at the other side of the machine whereby the plowframe and the supporting' frame are held against lateral movementrelative to each other. l

The means for swinging the plow frame relative to the supporting framecomprises a lever 42 fixedly mounted upon a rockshaft 43 journaledbetween the brackets 39-41. As best shown in Fig. 2, the lever 42 isprovided with a spring-dog 44 operated by the lat-ch 45 for holding saidlever in any adjusted position upon a circular rack-bar 4G mounted uponthe supporting frame 22. rllhe rock-shaft 43 is provided at its endswith arms 47-48 projecting forward therefrom, the forward 'ends of whicharms are pivotally connected by means of links 49-50 with perforatedlugs 51 carried by the brackets 23S- 40. As will be readily understood,by a backward stroke of the lever 42 the plow frame is adapted to belifted relative to the supporting frame. The adjustment of the partseffected by a stroke of the lever 42 is illustrated in Fig. 2.

52-58 indicate the side-bars of a frame pivotally connected at theirforward ends to the brackets 14--l5, respectively, carried by the plowframe.

54-55 indicate transversely-extending bars suitably secured to the bars52-53, having mounted upon their outer ends a pole or tongue 5G.

56 indicates a diagonally-extending bracerod connected at one end to theouter` end of the bar and connected at its other end to the forward endof the plow frame. As best shown in Figs. l and 5, the bars 52--53converge toward their rear ends where they are held spaced apart by thelower end of a link 57 hereinafter referred to.

5S indicates a bracket secured to the crossbar 12 at about its centralpoint, the rear ends of the bars 52-53 being adapted to slide onopposite sides of the lower end of said bracket. rllhe tongue framecomprising the bars 52-53 is thus held against lateral movement relativeto the plow frame.

59 indicates a lever pivotally mounted upon the bracket 58. As bestshown in Fig. 4, the lever 59 is provided with a dog 60 actuated by ahand latch 61 of any approved type for holding the lever in any desiredadjusted position relative to the circular rackbar 62 carried by thebracket 58 at its upper end. Projecting forward from the lever 59 at itslower end is an arm G3 to which the upper' end of the link 57 ispivotally connected.

As will be readily understood, by a backward stroke of the lever 59 thetongue frame is adapted to be swung upward at its rear end relative tothe plow frame. inasmuch as the front Iend of the pole or tongue 56 issupported in approximately the sameposition at all times by the draftanimals it will be seen that the effect of moving the lever 59 backwardis to raise the front end of the plow frame, thus raising the front endof the beet lifting plow. By this means the angleat which the plow shallrun is controlled, and the depth at which the plow tends to run byreason of the angle at which it is set may'likewise be varied.

The plow members 20-2l are provided with converging bars 64-65- vWhenthe plows 20-2l are drawn through the earth on opposite sides of a beetthe beet rides up the bars (i4-65 and is thoroughly loosened in theearth so that it can be easily gathered up by hand and harvested. Ifdesired, however, the lever `59 can be given a forward stroke serving tolower the rear end of the tongue relative to the plow frame, the effectof which will be to lower the front end of the plow frame also. Thismovement of the lever results in angling the bars (i4-65 veryconsiderably whereupon said bars have the effect of forcing the beetsentirely out of the groundinstead of merely loosening them in theground. As will be readily understood, whether the machine is being usedfor loosening the ground about the beets or for lifting the beetsentirely out of the ground the depth at which the plows run is regulatedby the lever 42 by which the plows are raised or lowered relative to thesupporting frame. As will be seen from an inspection ,of Fig. 2 abackward stroke of the lever 42 serves not only to raise the plow frameat its rear end but also to lower the rear end' of the supporting frame.By reason of this construction and operation it can be readily seenythat the weight of the operator assists in the raising of the plows.

ln practice the draft device 1G is connected by the pin 18 with any oneof the holes 17 of the brackets 14-15 in accordance with the angle atwhich the plows are desired to run. lVhenever in the progress' of themachine over the field it is desired to change the angle of the plowsthis is accomplished by the use of the lever 59 as above describedwithout its being necessary to change the position of the draft device16.

The draft device or clevis 16 is provided with a plurality of openings66, any one of which may be used for connecting the draft animals to themachine, as may be desired.

The pole 56 may also be attached at the free ends of the brackets M -55,as shown in the drawings, or it may be attached at the middle points ofsaid bars by the use of the holes 67-68, or if desired it may beconnected at the other ends of said bars, in accordance with the numberof draft animals it is desired to use.

By reason of the plows 20-21 being located directly under the archedaxle, when the plows are being worked at a considerable angle from thehorizontal and the depth at which they are permitted to run is limitedthrough the ground wheels, the downward pull of the plows E20-21 issubstantially downward directly from the axle and thus has little or notendency to swing the supporting frame either toward the front or towardthe rear upon the axle. By reason of having the axle and the plowframe-bar 13 arched the beets may be raised entirely out of the groundby the bars 64-65 without the beet tops being brought into contactr withthe frame bars and seriously interfering with the action of the plow.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a beet puller, thecombination of a frame, a second frame pivotallyconnected therewith, carrying wheels mounted on one of said frames, aplow mounted on the other yframe, guides carried by said frames forholding them against lateral movement rela,- tive to each other, andmeans for adjusting said frames vertically relative to each other.

2.- In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, a. second framepivotally connected therewith, carrying wheels mounted on one of saidframes, a plow mounted on the other frame, brackets carried by each ofsaid frames extending toward the other frame, said brackets beingadapted to engage to prevent lateral movement of one frame relative tothe other, and means for adjusting said frames vertically relative toeach other.

3. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, a second framepivotally connected therewith, a pair of carrying wheels mounted on saidfirst-named frame, a plow mounted on the second frame, means for holdingsaid frames in a plurality of adjusted positions relative to each other,a seat carried by said first-named frame rearwardly of said plow, draftdevices mounted on said second frame, and a pole mounted on said secondframe and adjustable vertically relative thereto. y

4. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, a second framepivotally connected therewith, carrying wheels mounted on saidfirst-named frame, a third .frame pivotally connected to said secondframe, a plow mounted on said second frame, means for holding saidfirst-named and said second frames in a plurality of adjusted positionsrelative to each other, a pole rigidly mounted on said third frame, andmeans for holding said second and said third frames in a plurality ofadjusted positions relative to each other.

5. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, a second framepivotally connected therewith, carrying wheels mounted on saidfirst-named frame, a thirdframe pivotally connected to said secondframe, a plow mounted on said second frame, means for holding ksaidrst-named and lsaid second frames in a plurality of adjusted positionsrelative to each other, a pole rigidly mounted on said third frame,means for holding said second and said third frames in a plurality ofadjusted positions relativey to each other, and a seat carried by saidiirst-named frame rearwardly of said plow.

6. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, a plow mounted thereon,a second frame pivotally mounted at its forward end on said first-namedframe and adapted to be angled vertically relative thereto, a polerigidly mounted on said second frame, means for holding the rear end ofsaid second frame against moving laterally of the firstnamed frame as itis angled relative thereto, and means for angling said frames relativeto each other for controlling the position at which said plow shallwork. a

7. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, a. plow mountedthereon, a second frame pivotally mounted at its forward end on saidfirst-named frame and adapted to be angled vertically relative thereto,said second frame comprising ylaterally extending bars, a pole adaptedto be rigidly connected to said bars at any one of a plurality of pointstherealong, and means Afor angling said frames relative to each otherfor controlling the position at which said plow shall work.

8. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, a plow mounted thereon,a second frame pivotally mounted at its forward end on said first-namedframe and adapted to be angled vertically relative thereto, a polerigidly mounted on said second frame, a bracket carried by saidfirst-named frame between the side bars of said second frame serving tohold said second frame against moving laterally relative to thefirst-named frame, a lever pivotally mounted on said bracket, means forholding said lever in adj usted position, and connections between saidlever and said second frame whereby a stroke of the lever serves toangle said frames relative to each other.

9. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, a plow mounted thereon,a second frame converging toward its rear end pivotally mounted at itsforward end on said first-named frame and adapted to be angledvertically relatively thereto, a pole rigidly mounted onKI said secondframe, a. bracket carried by saidirst-named fra-me serving as a guidefor the rear end of said second frame, a. .lever pivotally mounted onsaid bracket, a latch for locking said lever in adjusted positionffupona circular rack-bar carried by said bracket,:and connections betweensaid lever whereby a stroke of the lever serves to angle said tramesrelative to each other.

v10. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, an arched axlerigidly mounted beet lifting plow mounted on said frame, al

seat movably supported by said-wheels, and

wheels, the weight of the operator in the seat being adapted to assistin raising the plow.

12. In a beet puller, the combination of a traine, a beet lifting plowmounted thereon, a second frame pivotally connected to said tirstenamedframe, av seat' carried by said second frame, carrying wheels mounted onsaid secondframe in advance of said seat, and means for swinging saidframes relative to each other for raising said plow and forsimultaneously lowering said seat.

13. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame, a plow mountedthereon, a second frame pivotally connected at its front end to saidfirst-named frame, a seat carried by said second frame at its rear end,carrying wheels mounted on said second frame in advance of said seat,and means 'for swinging said frames toward eachother for raising saidplow and for simultaneously lowering said seat.

14. In a beet puller, the ycombination of three frames pivotallyconnected together, a plow mounted onone of said frames, a pole mountedon one of the other of said frames, and means for adjusting said framesrela tive to each other for angling the plow and ifor raising andlowering the same.

15. In a beet puller, the combination of three frames pivotallyconnected together,

and said second framek carrying wheels mounted on one of said frames, aplow mounted on another of said frames, and a pole mounted on the otherof said frames, and means for moving said frames relative to each otherfor angling said plow vertically and tor raising and lowering-.theplo-wrelative to the carrying wheels.

16. In a beet puller, the combination of a iframe comprising` an archedaxle, a pair of supporting wheels mounted on said axle, a plow pivotallyconnected to said frame adapted to swing vertically directly below saidarchedaxle, andfmeans for raising and lowering .said lplow* relative tosaid frame.

17. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame comprising an archedaxle, a pair of .supportingwheels mounted on said axle, a

beet lifting device pivotally connected to said frame and adapted to bemoved vertically directly below said arched axle, means for raising andlowering said plow relative toy said frame, a pole connected to saidiframe, and means for angling said pole relative to the frame wherebythe angle at which said plow shall run may be varied. means for raisingsaid plow relative to said 18. In a beet puller, the combination of aframe comprising ran arched axle adapted duringthe operation oi' themachine to be maintained substantially in vertical position, a pairofsupporting wheels mounted on said axle, a plow pivotally connected tosaid frame adapted to swing vertically directly below said arched axle,and means acting independently of said arched axle for raising andlowering said plow relative to said frame.

19. In a beet puller, the combination of a frame comprising an archedaxle adapted during the operation of the machine to be maintainedsubstantially in vertical position, a pair of supporting wheels mountedon said axle, a second frame pivotally connected with said first-namedframe, a plow mounted onl said second .trame adapted by a swinging ofsaid second frame to be i'eciprocated up and down directly below saidarched axle,and means acting independently of said arched axle formoving said frames relative to each other for raising and lowering saidplow.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM S. GRAHAM.

Vitnesses:

VILLIAM C. LiN'roN, ARTHUR GALLAGHER.

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